Abstract:
A method of charging a power harvested supply in an electronic communication device, which can be an NFC (near field communication) device. The power harvested supply in the electronic communication device is charged without causing dV/V violation and avoids false wake up. An RF (radio frequency) field is received at the antenna of the electronic communication device. A differential voltage is generated from the RF field at a first tag pin and a second tag pin of the electronic communication device. A bandgap reference voltage and a reference current are generated in response to the differential voltage. A shunt current is generated in response to the differential voltage and the bandgap reference voltage. A bank of switching devices is activated if the shunt current is more than the reference current.
Abstract:
A system includes a first digital-to-time converter (DTC) adapted to receive a first DTC code and a first clock signal. The first DTC provides an output clock signal. The system includes a calibration DTC adapted to receive a calibration DTC code and a second clock signal. The calibration DTC provides a calibration output signal. The system includes a latch comparator which provides outputs indicative of which of the output clock signal and the calibration output signal is received first. The system includes an average computation module which provides an average value of the outputs of the latch comparator. The system includes a digital controller adapted to receive the average value. The digital controller provides the DTC code and the calibration DTC code.
Abstract:
A circuit for subharmonic detection includes in-phase and quadrature mixers, first and second filters, and a processing circuit. The in-phase mixer has a first mixer input and a first mixer output. The quadrature mixer has a second mixer input and a second mixer output, the first mixer input coupled to the second mixer input. The first filter circuit has a first filter input and a first filter output, the first filter input coupled to the first mixer output. The second filter circuit has a second filter input and a second filter output, the second filter input coupled to the second mixer output. The processing circuit has a first input and a second input, the first input of the processing circuit coupled to the first filter output, the second input of the processing circuit coupled to the second filter output. The processing circuit is configured to detect a subharmonic component of a wave at the first mixer input and the second mixer input using a first direct current (DC) component at the first input of the processing circuit and a second DC component at the second input of the processing circuit.
Abstract:
A digital-to-time converter (DTC) and methods of calibrating the same reduces or mitigates nonlinearity and thus improves DTC performance. A slope of a voltage signal of the DTC is calibrated using a capacitor and a comparator. Capacitance of the capacitor and/or maximum current of a current source is adjusted to configure the comparator to output a signal during a second phase when a reference voltage signal is at or above a first level and below a second level. Calibrating gain of the DTC includes adjusting a time difference between an output signal of the DTC set at a first digital code value and the output signal of the DTC set at a second digital code value to be one period of a clock signal input to the DTC. Calibrating integral nonlinearity of the DTC includes measuring a time period for each of multiple digital code values of the DTC.
Abstract:
An example digital to time converter includes: a first switch having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first control terminal configured to receive a control signal. A second switch having a third terminal coupled to second terminal, a fourth terminal, and a second control terminal configured to receive a divided clock signal. A third switch having a fifth terminal coupled to the second terminal and the third terminal, a sixth terminal, and a third control terminal configured to receive an inverted version of divided clock signal. A fourth switch having a seventh terminal coupled to the second terminal, an eighth terminal, and a fourth control terminal configured to receive an inverted version of control signal. A fifth switch having a ninth terminal coupled to the eighth terminal and a fifth control terminal configured to receive the inverted divided clock signal. A capacitor coupled to the sixth terminal.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides a frequency synthesizer. It includes a PFD that generates an up signal and a down signal in response to a reference signal and a feedback signal. A charge pump generates a control voltage in response to the up signal and the down signal. A low pass filter generates a filtered voltage in response to the control voltage. An oscillator circuit generates an output signal in response to the filtered voltage. A feedback divider is coupled between the oscillator circuit and the PFD, and divides the output signal by a first integer divider to generate the feedback signal. A sigma delta modulator (SDM) generates a second integer divider in response to the feedback signal, the reference signal, the output signal and the first integer divider. A digital filter is coupled between the SDM and the feedback divider, and filters quantization noise associated with the SDM.
Abstract:
An electronic communication device includes an antenna configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal and generate a differential current signal. A mixer circuit is configured to downconvert a differential voltage to generate an output voltage. The differential voltage is generated from the differential current signal, and the output voltage is used for detecting the RF signal.
Abstract:
A digital shunt regulator receives a radio frequency (RF) signal at an antenna which generates a differential output signal over a differential path. A peak detector is coupled to the antenna and receives the differential output signal over the differential path. A first comparator receives a voltage output of the peak detector and a first voltage. A second comparator receives the voltage output of the peak detector and a second voltage. A digital state machine receives an output of the first comparator and an output of the second comparator. A plurality of shunt NMOS transistors receives an output of the digital state machine. The digital state machine is configured to control the number of shunt NMOS transistors that are activated to maintain the voltage output of the peak detector between the first voltage and the second voltage.
Abstract:
A method of coupling a first port of a single antenna to a first coupling circuit and a second port of the single antenna to a second coupling circuit. The method includes coupling a wireless charging unit to the first coupling unit and coupling an NFC transceiver block to the second coupling circuit. The method further includes isolating the single antenna from the wireless charging unit during a time interval when the NFC transceiver block is operational and isolating the single antenna from the NFC transceiver block during a time interval when the wireless charging unit is operational.
Abstract:
A method of charging a power harvested supply in an electronic communication device, which can be an NFC (near field communication) device. The power harvested supply in the electronic communication device is charged without causing dV/V violation and avoids false wake up. An RF (radio frequency) field is received at the antenna of the electronic communication device. A differential voltage is generated from the RF field at a first tag pin and a second tag pin of the electronic communication device. A bandgap reference voltage and a reference current are generated in response to the differential voltage. A shunt current is generated in response to the differential voltage and the bandgap reference voltage. A bank of switching devices is activated if the shunt current is more than the reference current.